Towel-wearing bank robber and partner wanted by FBI

The FBI has released surveillance photographs from the Friday robbery… (FBI )

September 8, 2012|By Ed Komenda, Sun Sentinel

Perhaps believing a Richard Nixon mask, a clown outfit or a T-shirt reading, “Hello! I’m a bank robber” would be too conspicuous, a man the FBI said robbed a Miami bank Friday opted for a less-complicated-yet-still-obvious disguise when he draped a white bath towel over his head and demanded money from an employee.

The FBI Saturday released surveillance photographs of the man and his partner, who opted for the more-traditional bank robber attire of T-shirt, shorts, cap and sunglasses — sans towel.

The robbery took place at 4:40 p.m. at the Chase Bank at 15225 SW 104th St. The robbers left the bank in a late ’90s, four-door Toyota Camry that was “light greyish-blueish in color,” bearing a temporary paper plate and missing the right front hubcap, according to an FBI release.

After the robbery, the robbers drove north on Hammocks Boulevard.

No one was injured in the robbery, and the amount of stolen money has not been released.

The FBI asks anyone with information about the two men to call 305-944-9101or 305-230-5738.